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THE S A L E MIT E
March 5th, 1927
The Salemite
Member Southern Inter-Collegiate
Press Association.
Published Weekly by the Student
Body of Salem College.
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Dorothy Siewers, ’27 Bditor-in-Chief
Leonora Taylor, ’28 Managing Edi
Katherine Riggan, '2S....Associate Edi
Frances Jarratt, ’27 Music Editor
Minnie Price, ’27 Off-Campus Edih
Luciie Hart, ’28 Current Events
Margaret Schwarze, '2S..Literary Edih
Margaret Hauser, 29 Athletic Editc
Margaret Vaughn, ’29
Announcement Editc
Dorothy Ragan, ’29 Exchange Editc
BUSINESS STAFF
beth Hastings, ’27 Bus
Sara Turlington, ’28 Asst. Bus. Mgi
Lliyan Newell, ’29 Asst. Bus. Mgr
Isabel Dunn, ’29 Asst. Adv. Mgi
Elizabeth Rominger, ’29
REPORTER’S CLUB
THOUGHT FOR WEEK
Guard well within yourself
that treasure, kindness. Know
how to giev without hesitation,
how to lose without regret,
how to acquire without mean
ness.—George Sand.
Paragra'phics
.Lost; Faculty Varsity, net wei^,
750 lbs, color blue; answers to the
name of Where. If found straying,
return to former agreement!
Commencement is provisional—a
certainty if rumor is true that a few
of the seniors will graduate. What
hopes!
Poor Juniors—this time next year
you’ll reap your rewards —and eat
the sandwiches you’ve made this
Salem attempts to develop girls
who will be trained in the four es
sentials constituting a well-bal-
anced life. Every student is given
advantages and opportunities foi
development and imrovement men
tally, physically, socially and spir
itually.
As students who are now attend
ing school here we do not realize or
fully appreciate this, but we have
sufficient proof in the repeated tes
timonies of the Alumnae. In the;
busy days on emphasis on presei
activities and interests, there is
tendency everywhere to neglect
spiritual training. This is not true
at Salem, and with the beginning of
Lent comes one of the times in the
school year when Salem students
may profit most spiritually. The
Lenten Services under Bishop Rond-
thaler’s direction are of two-fold
value to all of us. They are in
structive and profitable in them
selves but become doubly so because
they are conducted by one who is
loved and admired by every Salem
With the continuance this year of
the long established and highly cher
ished custom each individual should
realize the opportunities which this
special season of the year offers to
What’s Wrong
Added to the number of student
suicides, a boy in a Chicago college
was found dead the other day, after
taking an overdose of a sleeping po
tion. Age cranes ite neck and says
what.? The younger generation kill
ing itself under the pretext that life
is futile, and wonders what lies be
yond ? What is the world coming
to? College presidents shake their
heads in grief, and attempt to fath
om the motivation of student sui-
sides. Psychologists attribute the
deeds to mental distress, to over
powering circumstances.
Some say that colleges teach too
nmcli theory and idealism, there is
among the students. Fundamental
ists ask why probe facts? Modern
ists say seek the truth!
I.ooking into this turmoil of dis
sension, belief, unbelief, restriction,
liberty, promoted by cultivated well-
educated people, what is the stud
to think and feel?
The basic trouble or cause, if
might venture a bold suggestion, 1
in the failure of the college to tea
the joy of living. It has failed
teach the application of the grf
truths that it sets forth. It has been
broaden a student’s outlook, and has
failed to guide him safely across t'
turmoil of dissension and unbelief
life.
DORTER’S MA
Kach
', Kansa,
T II E M E
I thought that by the timi
er, I would absolutely be
us wreck.” But since it is really
er and I am in as good conditior
as ever before, I will try to relate
story to you.
he whole household had been
I since the very start—To think
our sister Nancy was going ‘
marry that rich Bob Marshall!
Mother was simply delighted but
fatlier was awfully upset and saic
that, from the firk, he didn’t lik
the fellow’s looks. The boys seemed
be pleased too, but I, being
1, knew that I would miss Nanc
dreadfully.
These wedding preparations wer
srtainly a source of trouble to u
ipceially considering the way it al
turned out. First there were all th
1 teas which mother and
;nded. Mother said that
given in Nancy’s honoi
but I didn’t see why people should
particularly honor Nancy
;ourse I did not go to these parties
IS they said I was only a kid, but
itayed at home to tend to Jimmy,
ind I just couldn’t keep the twins
clean.
urned with
t of
boxes and packages which
trousseau. We couldn’t even w
without stumbling^ over someth
of hers.
At last the wedding dav arri^
■liieh was worse than all.' I think
I was as excited as Nancy. Moth
last, with much coaxing
bride'smaid™"rwLn’t'’a bridesnfaid
hough, after all, and this is how i
lappened:
Bob Marshall had thought tlia
re were wealthv! If he had know:
I had
clothcf
ould
thought someth
he found out tliat w
really poor, and when we
ip to the church. Bob wasn't there,
ind of course he never came. You
ee he himself wasn’t worth a pen-
IV, and why Nanev and mother
thought he was rich,’ I don’t know.
Anyway when he found out th ’
wasn’t marrying
“greenbacks,” he
decided not to m;
arry at all—
for a while.
Later Nanev i
iold ms she
she was glad she didn’t mai
rrv Boh
because she didr
I’t love him
at all,
but whv she got
herself eng
aged to
him is more tha:
n I can see
—
Adelaide Haneii.
The seventh a:
nnual convei
ition of
the North Carol
of Wo-
men Voters will
be held” in
Chapel
Hill March 10,
11, 12. The call
was recently sen
t out bv th(
dent. Miss Gertrude Weil, of
' Golds-
In connection
with the cor
[vention
a school of citizi
enship will
be con-
nected by the
University.
Some
professors, emine
;nt in that
respect.
will speak at the
school.
Dere Miss Sailum:
I jest wantcha to no that my-
dorter Calamity Ann is alikin your
place pretty purt, an she won’t
never quit singin your boost as
long as her singm apparatus keeps
greased. She rit me the other day
tliat that Mr. Short done made her
make a fortination something what-
cha Stan behind the backs of when
somethin like guns is comin in front
of where youre standin behind what
ye are. Now I don mine no dorter
of mine bein prepared, but if there’s
a war anywhere, I want my dorter
in the ole nest. So plese crater up,
and sender collect if you have a
breakin out up there.
We’re bavin it pretty refrigerat-
ery out here jest now. Josh’s ears
bene fruz a weke now, an the hens
have been purehed on the roost since
sune Tuesday. Pa says if it dont
thaw out, he’s agointe by one of
these barels of sunlite what Mr.
Kress sells.
Josh and Pete were slidin on the
crik tother day, and the,ole thing
ruz up and met cm where it hurts
to tell about it—they liketa dide of
grupe tliat nite and I wuz aputtin
Miss Annies fagisteene onem every
tick of the clock.
I wish youd tell Miss Blizzard
that me an Pa got Calamity’s menu,
an were that proud of her Fines and
Dandy’s, she got one of cm on each
reTOmm^ndibl’e, an I'm 'surr' Miss
Blizzardull put her on the brite list.
I gotta run put the soapsuds on
the vinigar pie. Plese take kecr
of Calamity—ain’t no tellin what
she’ll do when she does what the
others do do.
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The citizens of the country have
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lamplighters of today, and they
spend 3 2 cents of each tax dollar
that their streets may be bright.
Good street lighting means
more flourishing business sec
tions, safe traffic, convenience,
and protection.
Leerie, the faithful, has gone—
but streets still need lighting.
And in whatever communities
coUege men and women elect
to live, they should take a lively
interest in civic improvements
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